Kingdom Hearts HD 2.8 Final Chapter Prologue launches February 18 for Xbox One

Just in time before the ReMind DLC releases for Kingdom Hearts III

According to a listing on the Microsoft Store, Kingdom Hearts HD 2.8 Final Chapter Prologue will finally launch on Xbox One on February 18.

Kingdom Hearts HD 2.8 Final Chapter Prologue is a compilation of the following three Kingdom Hearts titles:

Kingdom Hearts 0.2 Birth by Sleep – A Fragmentary Passage –

Kingdom Hearts χ Back Cover (movie)

Kingdom Hearts Dream Drop Distance HD

Here’s an overview of the game, via a PS4 listing from GameStop:

Great Collection Leading Into What Comes Next

After various spin-offs and re-releases, the buildup to Kingdom Hearts III has been nothing if not drawn out. Kingdom Hearts II launched more than a decade ago, and a whole new generation of gamers can play the early entries thanks to HD remasters on PS3 (and later this year on the PS4). Final Chapter Prologue should be the last new remaster before Kingdom Hearts III; it includes Dream Drop Distance (originally a 3DS exclusive) for the first time on the big screen. Additionally, an episode starring Aqua and a mini-movie, which shows how this crazy journey all began, are both new for this entry. As convoluted as the Kingdom Hearts storyline is, after playing through this collection, I have a clearer understanding of the narrative leading into Kingdom Hearts III. Even without the extra story context, Final Chapter Prologue is fun on its own, and Square Enix did a wonderful job making this a worthwhile collection and not just a port of Dream Drop Distance.

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